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Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61602.htm [accessed 24 January 2011] CHILDREN
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Education is free, compulsory, and universal for the first 12 years, after
which it is still free but no longer compulsory. The highest level of
education achieved by most children was completion of secondary school, which
normally consists of 12 to 14 years in school, ending at age 16 to 18
depending on whether the student pursues a vocational, academic, or arts
course of study in secondary school. A significant percentage of students
continued on to tertiary education. With a few exceptions, involving small
villages in extremely remote areas, nutritional standards were high and
poverty was almost unknown. SECTION
6 WORKER RIGHTS
– [d] Various laws prohibit the employment of children under age 16. Parental
consent and approval by the Labor Commission is required for those under 18.
Female workers under 18 may not work at night or on offshore oil platforms.
The Department of Labor (DOL), which is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs,
effectively enforced laws on the employment of children. There were no
reports of violations of the child labor laws. The government
adhered to the standards of ILO Convention 182 on the worst forms of child
labor Concluding Observations of the Committee on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 3
October 2003 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/bruneidarussalam2003.htm [accessed 24 January 2011] [14] The Committee
is concerned that insufficient efforts have been made to involve civil
society in the full implementation of the Convention and in the reporting
process [18] The Committee
is concerned at the existing lack of systematic and comprehensive collection
of disaggregated data for all areas covered by the Convention and in relation
to all groups of children in order to monitor and evaluate progress achieved
and assess the impact of policies adopted with respect to children. [20] The Committee
is aware of the measures undertaken to promote widespread awareness of the
principles and provisions of the Convention and welcomes the translation of
the Convention into Malay, but is of the opinion that these measures are not
sufficient and need to be strengthened by providing the necessary
resources. In this respect, the
Committee is concerned at the lack of a systematic plan to introduce training
and raise awareness among professional groups working for and with children. [51] The Committee
acknowledges that the Sate party is not a member of the International Labor
Organization (ILO) and is concerned that the minimum age for employment is
not clear [57] The Committee
recommends that the State party ratify the Optional Protocols to the
Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography, and on the involvement of children in
armed conflict. 'Ojek' ride can
be bit scary but is cheaper and faster SOBRINA ROSLI, The www.bt.com.bn/news/2007/08/19/ojek_ride_can_be_bit_scary_but_is_cheaper_and_faster [accessed 10 April 2011] Though in Brunei,
you do see young children peddling food goods from home coming into
restaurants and approaching strangers, the number of the children you see
begging and roaming the streets here are numerous, on some days I have also
seen mothers cradling their babies on cloths tied between two posts around
the streets. Statement
at the UN Special Session (UNGASS) On Children Statement by The Honorable Pehin Dato Haji Hussain, Brunei Darussalam Minister of Culture, Youth and
Sports, United Nations, New York, 9th May 2002 www.un.org/ga/children/bdE.htm [accessed 10 April 2011] acr.hrschool.org/Newsletter/weeklynewsletterv1n4.htm [accessed 10 April 2011] [scroll down] The Hari Raya festival, which falls on December 6th
this year, marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. However,
these days also witness a steep increase in the numbers of “festive” child
beggars on the streets of All
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